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Fee waiver for disabled in Kendriya Vidyalayas |
Kendriya Vidyalaya students with disabilities can now avail of free education in keeping with the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind student wins fight to take exam |
A visually-impaired law student has finally won his battle against the Mumbai University after almost two years of perseverance. Amar Jain, a second year law student, refused to use a writer for his... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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One shot of gene therapy and children with congenital blindness can now see |
Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the classroom, relying on the large print... |
Medical |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Five disabled to be awarded by Guv |
Five disabled persons of the city selected by the state government for their outstanding contribution in various fields would be awarded a special prize by the state governor on World Handicapped Day... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind-friendly library |
In a few days from now, even the visually challenged would be able to saunter into the District Central Library, Karur, and savour books designed for them and stored there through the medium of... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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11th N.C.P.E.D.P. Shell Helen Keller Awards announced |
The winners of the much coveted N.C.P.E.D.P. Shell Helen Keller Awards for 2009 have been announced. This is the 11th edition of these awards instituted by National Centre for Promotion of Employment... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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CUP partners up with Indian sight charity |
Cambridge University Press is to provide free content to an Indian charity, giving millions of readers with a visual impairment access to a range of educational materials.
The academic publisher has... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Flexible solar cell implant could restore vision |
The first flexible retinal implant could restore some vision to people with certain forms of visual impairment.
Conditions such as age-related macular degeneration occur when some of the... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind call for legal action against PNB |
The bank is allegedly flouting RBI norms
Led by Punjab National Bank most banks in Delhi are flouting norms issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) pertaining to visually impaired people’s... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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New technology is making Braille redundant |
Non-availability of sufficient material is one of the causes for its decline
Modern technology has changed lifestyles; the invasion of new electronic gadgets has now questioned even the relevance... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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